Why the Forward has launched a Yiddish podcast
Each episode features two articles in Yiddish related to a specific theme
Yiddish World
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Restored Yiddish film ‘I Have Sinned’ captures pre-war Polish Jewry
An illegitimate birth is a major plot element, which would have been unthinkable in a contemporaneous American movie
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You can now enjoy the Yiddish Book Center’s exhibit on your phone
Here’s a selection of photos, videos and recordings from their permanent exhibition to get you started
The Latest
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Strong start for Virginia’s first Yiddish culture festival
Richmond Yiddish Week kicks off with a standing-room-only concert and a well-attended children’s program
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A hypnotic new album inspired by a unique Yiddish recording
The ‘Rose Cohen Experience’ makes use of ambient recordings, an old sewing machine and a women’s prayer
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‘Faust’ author Goethe’s fascination with Yiddish
As a boy, Goethe visited Jewish schools in Frankfurt, and even attended a circumcision and a Jewish wedding
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Teens, seniors explore Ashkenazi traditions at Yiddish New York festival
This year’s festival had over 100 speakers, 700 participants and 200 workshops and sessions on various aspects of Yiddish culture.
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Virginia-based Yiddishists lead first Yiddish culture festival in Richmond
This is one of many Yiddish festivals that took place this year around the U.S., including Seattle and Albuquerque
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Puppet Monty Pickle is guest on the Forward’s ‘Yiddish Word of the Day’
The Monty Pickle Show is a puppet comedy created by the producers of ‘Sesame Street‘ and ‘Fraggle Rock‘
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This Pennsylvania rabbi fuses liberal Judaism with Hasidic Yiddish
Born to a Christian mother, Rabbi Cody Bahir had a remarkable journey to the rabbinate that included studying Chinese Buddhism
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What’s a gender-segregated Hasidic pilgrimage like?
An anthropologist and a Hasidic linguist will describe it at the Yiddish New York festival
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